Kelly (Vavro) Malena recalls her first-grade teacher, Sister Frances Hurley, as a “wonderful teacher and a loving person” at St. Bernadette School in Monroeville. Kelly also remembers the rocking chair and “hug rug” that comforted the children in Sister Fran’s classroom – and her family’s annual … [Read more...]
Volunteer helps produce bountiful harvest
As the growing season waned in late October, Sister Lyn Szymkiewicz and volunteer Alice Valoski harvested the last 12 pounds of romaine lettuce from a garden on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Some of the lettuce would be delivered to the local food bank, some would be tossed as salad in … [Read more...]
Sister Rose Marie Vogel
Sister Rose Marie Vogel, (Sister Mary Ronald) CSJ, 78, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, in the 61st year of her religious life as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of Erhard and Rose Marie Harlan Vogel, Sister Rose Marie entered the Congregation from St. John Parish, Johnstown, PA. For 26 years … [Read more...]
Sister Bertha Virginia Sutton
Sister Bertha Virginia Sutton, CSJ, 78, died Friday, March 6, 2015, in Villa St. Joseph, Baden, in her 46th year as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of Walter J. Sutton and Annie Walden Sutton, Sister entered the Congregation from the former St. Richard Parish in Pittsburgh. Sister Virginia … [Read more...]
Sister Beatrice Orient
Sister Beatrice Orient, CSJ, 84, died, Sunday, February 8, 2015, in Villa St. Joseph in her 67th year as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of John J. and Catherine S. West Orient, Sister Beatrice entered the Congregation from St. Agatha Parish, Bridgeville, PA. For twenty years Sister … [Read more...]